1922, when Walter Disney was 2 1 year old, he set up a "comic book company" in Kansas City, which was really a very difficult period. In a shabby garage in Kansas City, Walter drew his cartoonist's dream on a drawing board.
One day, while Walter Disney was drawing at the table, a little mouse climbed onto the table and ate bread crumbs. The little mouse found that Walter Disney didn't drive it away or kill it, so he made fun of it boldly and even climbed up his desk and drawing board playfully, as if watching him draw.
In loneliness and depression, this large and small creature has established a deep friendship. In just two months, the little mouse became Walter Disney's faithful child. Although naughty, but also very docile and coquettish. Sometimes it even sleeps in Walter Disney's palm. Walter Disney likes watching it, studying its every movement, and even wrinkling his nose and pouting in front of the mirror, learning a lot of cute little tricks from mice.
When Laughter Cartoon Company is about to close down, Walter Disney needs to seriously consider the "way out" for the little mouse. He made up his mind to let the little mouse leave here. On the night when the company closed, Walter took the mouse to the nearby Woods, let it go, and silently said goodbye to the mouse in his heart.
The mouse did go, but the mouse didn't actually go. Because for six years, the cute image of the little mouse has been living in Walter Disney's heart. Maybe people cheat each other too much, but Walter Disney prefers the honesty and infidelity of small animals. Just as Walter Disney was about to make a new cartoon and create a new character, his obsessed little mouse suddenly jumped out of his mind.
Walter Disney first drew some sketches of mice and showed them to Obi-Wan. Obi was very happy after seeing it. This mouse is so much like Walter Disney: its nose, face, beard, walking posture and expression all seem to have the shadow of Walter Disney, but now it lacks the voice of Walter Disney! This painting is based on Walter Disney's face, which is a portrayal of Walter Disney's face. He intended to name the mouse Mortimer, but Obi-Wan thought Mortimer was too feminine and not loud enough. Lillian agrees with Obi. She said Mickey was better. Obi thinks Mickey is a great name. In this way, the little mouse got Mickey Mouse's name.
In China, the words "Mickey Mouse" that children are familiar with are actually simplified from "Mickey Mouse"; According to English usage, "Mickey Mouse" means "a mouse named Mickey". Walter Disney smiled when he saw how easy it was to get lucky rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit back. At this point, Walter Disney has realized the operation mode of the film industry.
Next, Disney and its partners will design Mickey Mouse's personality. After repeated discussion and deliberation, Mickey Mouse, who was originally a "plane", gradually became a "three-dimensional" with his personality. He and his friends hope Mickey Mouse is a gentle, easy-going and understanding guy, but also a little impatient and careless. He has a sense of justice, likes being wronged, often overreaches himself and puts himself in danger; He is quite witty and brave, so he can always save the day in the end; He also has a naughty side, and often likes to play practical jokes and make some harmless little jokes.
There are different opinions about the true origin of Mickey Mouse. Most legends believe that it was created by Disney. He once said that after losing the movie Battle of Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, he dreamed of playing Mickey Mouse on the train back to California. Later, because his wife Lillian was tired of the name "Mortimer Mouse", he changed his name to Mickey Mouse.
Walter also mentioned another source of this role. When he was in Kansas City, a mouse often played around his drawing board, which left a deep impression on him. These two stories are widely circulated. But the real source of Mickey Mouse should be the result of close cooperation between Walter and Obi-Wan: Walter imagined Mickey Mouse's interesting characteristics and created his voice, while Obi-Wan described its specific movements and forms.
Then, Walter and Obi discuss how to promote this new role to the public. Coincidentally, at that time, American pilot Charles Lindbergh (1902 1974) piloted the Spirit of Louis monoplane for the first time, successfully flew across the Atlantic from the United States to Paris, France, and became the greatest adventurer in the eyes of a new generation of Americans.
Until March, 1928 was often reported in newspapers, and the public still regarded Lindbergh as a national hero, because his reports on flying, airplanes, adventures and other related topics were endless. Walter said that we must seize this social hotspot. Let Mickey Mouse fly the plane. I think the audience will like it. They agreed that Walter would write the script and Obi would produce it. So Walter conceived a simple and interesting story based on Lindbergh's deeds. This is the first Mickey Mouse series-Crazy Plane.
The script of Crazy Plane was written quickly, but the production became a problem. In order to keep it secret, they took two measures. On the one hand, Walter changed his previous generosity and sent supervisors to supervise the work of those painters. Walter stressed that they must be immersed in painting, have no leisure, and even have no time to wipe their noses, so they have no energy to pay attention to what we are doing.
On the other hand, Mickey Mouse was made in a state of strict secrecy. Obi-Wan shut himself in his room and painted the new film at the rate of 700 photos a day. Lillian and another reliable female worker hid in the garage and painted Obi's paintings with celluloid. Walter is in charge of shooting: the painters work nervously all night after work, and before dawn, they pack everything up as if nothing had happened.
On May 1928, 10, Crazy Plane was shown in the cinema on Sunset Avenue in Hollywood. Although the screening did not cause a sensation, the audience's response was good, which doubled Walter's confidence. Walter used the last funds to make two more Mickey Mouse short films. Mickey Mouse is a brave rider in the second "Gao Zhuo Man Riding a Fast Horse". In the third steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse became an able sailor again.
There are many cute cartoon stars in the cartoon kingdom of Walter Disney, among which Mickey Mouse is undoubtedly the oldest and most popular character. Mickey Mouse was born in 1928. By 2008, Mickey Mouse will be 80 years old. Although Mickey Mouse is not young, his charm has never diminished. I don't know how many children Mickey Mouse accompanied in their childhood, which brought them endless joy. Mickey Mouse, the most famous "mouse" in the world, has long been a signboard and an important symbol of the cartoon kingdom in Walter Disney.
Since Mickey Mouse, Walter Disney has brought one cartoon image after another to the audience. Since Crazy Plane, Mickey Mouse has gone from America to the whole world, and his charm has never diminished. It is no exaggeration to say that it has become the most popular cartoon image in the world, and some people even call it a "magic shadow". Eighty years ago, 1923, comics were not as popular as they are now, but Walter, 23, didn't think so. He thought that Oswald, the predecessor of animated Mickey Mouse, had a bright future, so he registered Disney Brothers Animation Company. After Mickey Mouse was born, Disney once created a cartoon rabbit with long ears named Oswald, which was deeply loved by the audience. It was the year when Mickey Mouse was born. On the train back to Kansas from new york, Disney discussed with some cartoon designers how to create a cuter cartoon image. They drew Osswalt on paper, and then began to modify it: first shorten and round the tail, and then modify the tail and feet ... in a short time, a lovely mouse image jumped out of the paper! Walter's eyes lit up: this is the little mouse! His wife Lillian immediately gave it a resounding name "Mickey Mouse".
Because Mickey Mouse was conceived by Mr. Disney and made by Mr. Disney, many people think that Mickey Mouse is from Disney, but this is not the case. Mickey mouse's original prototype was designed by his design partner iwerke. The Story of Mickey Mouse, by V. Smith and LucianFreud Gottferson. After the image of Mickey Mouse was designed, Disney began to use it to make cartoons.